Hollister officer suspected of fondling girl in patrol car
Macario Venegas, 30, had been serving eight months on the job
Wall Street higher on hopes of credit recovery
Wall Street surged on a burst of optimism Monday, propelling the
Gilroy school bus drivers take top honors at annual Roadeo
Gilroy Unified School District bus drivers Linda Figone and
Elfida Torres November 20, 1919 – January 16, 2013
Elfida Torres November 20, 1919 - January 16, 2013 Visitation at Grunnagle-Ament-Nelson Funeral Home , Monday, January 21, 2013, from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M., with Funeral services on Tuesday at 10:00 A.M. in chapel of mortuary. Graveside services to follow.
Michielssen named senior relationship manager
Gilroyan and South County banker Kurt Michielssen has joined Pinnacle Bank as its new senior relationship manager. Michielssen said he is “very happy and excited” about his new position. He has been a South County senior vice president for the past 30 years. Prior to that he spent five years with Valley National Bank of Salinas as a loan officer. He is well known in the Gilroy community and is a member of the Rotary Club of Gilroy, Gavilan College Education Foundation, Gilroy Foundation and is currently the board chairman of the Gilroy Economic Development Corporation. The Gilroy Chamber of Commerce named him Man of the Year in 2010.
Two arrested on felony burglary, theft warrants
Two people were arrested on felony warrants after a traffic stop in Watsonville on Saturday night.

















